Ethical Considerations for Peer Specialists provides opportunity for Louisiana peer specialists to deepen their understanding of ethical decision-making through the use of scenarios, discussion, and guidance from experienced peer specialist trainers. This training was approved by the Louisiana Office of Behavioral Health, providing 3 CEUs towards the annual ethics training requirements for LA peer specialists.
Louisiana peer specialists can choose to attend 1 of 2 sessions offered.
Session 1 - 9:00AM-12:15PM CDT
Session 2 - 1:30PM-4:45PM CDT
By the end of this training, participants will be able to:
This training will be facilitated by Via Hope, an Texas-based peer specialist training and workforce development organization with a mission to transform the way we think about behavioral health.
The deadline to apply for this training is June 30, 2023. Follow this link to apply: https://www.viahope.org/resources/ethical-considerations-for-peer-specialists-la-elearning/
Maisha Barrett
Training Coordinator
Maisha Barrett (she/her) spent most of her life in the New Orleans area. She began her college degree at Loyola New Orleans and finished at St. Edward's University in Austin. She has spent ten years in the nonprofit sector in fields that address trauma. These include mental health, domestic violence, and sexual violence. She is passionate about education and considers herself a lifelong learner. Her educational background includes music therapy, psychology, women's studies, and art. She is passionate about social justice, healing, and making the world a better place through all forms of art and expression. She enjoys a good story, keeping her hands busy with art, and long conversations on her porch. She is currently the Training Coordinator at Via Hope.
Christina Carney
Training and Curriculum Design Manager
Christina Carney (she/her) is a creative with a passion for equity, justice, and healing. She spent several years working in Central New York as an advocate for survivors of domestic and sexual violence before moving to Austin, TX in 2012. While there, she received her MA from Pacifica Graduate Institute in Engaged Humanities with an Emphasis in Depth Psychology. Drawing on her lived experience, Christina became a Mental Health Peer Specialist in 2014, working at Austin State Hospital for three years, before starting at Via Hope in 2017. She is the founder and host of Community Connections, a free monthly webinar for Peer Specialists and was the Coordinator of the Peer Voice Project, a leadership program for Peers. Christina is now the Training and Curriculum Design Manager at Via Hope.
